Section R. 324.1016 - Construction standards for noise abatement at compressors associated with surface facilitiesRule 1016.
(1) This rule shall apply to compressors that have motors rated for more than 150 horsepower.(2) A permittee of a well who installs a compressor after the effective date of these rules, or a permittee of a well who substantially reconstructs an enclosure for a compressor after the effective date of these rules, shall comply with all of the following provisions: (a) The compressor, drive motor, and cooler shall be completely enclosed.(b) The walls, doors, and roof of the enclosure shall be completely lined with sound-absorbent material.(c) The compressor drive motor shall be equipped with a hospital-type muffler or the equivalent.(d) Air intake and exhaust passages shall be constructed so as to include at least 1 right-angle turn between the point of air entrance or exit to or from the passage and the main volume of the compressor enclosure. Air intake and exhaust passages shall be completely lined with sound- absorbent material, unless the passages vent through the roof.(e) The compressor shall be capable of operating with the enclosure doors closed at ambient air temperatures of 85 degrees Fahrenheit or lower. "Doors" as used in this rule shall not include necessary openings for air intake and exhaust passages.(3) The supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor may grant an exception to the requirements of subrule (2) of this rule if a permittee designs and constructs a compressor according to a plan submitted to, and approved by, the supervisor or authorized representative of the supervisor. The plan shall provide for sound abatement equal to or exceeding the sound abatement standard specified in subrule (2)(a) of this rule.(4) A compressor which is installed as a replacement for, and on the same site as, a compressor that was installed before the effective date of these rules and which is an equivalent size as the previous compressoris not subject to subrule (2) of this rule.Mich. Admin. Code R. 324.1016